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Top 10 Trendiest Flowers to Plant in Spring

It’s finally springtime, which means it’s time to fill your garden with fresh new flowers! Seeing the same flowers every year can get boring. We all love sunflowers and daisies, but there…

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Why You Need The Northern Wonder Banana Tree

Want your home to feel like a tropical vacation all the time? The Northern Wonder Banana Tree grows both indoors or outdoors in a variety of climates (even super cold ones!) and gives you…

By SmartPlant / GardenSage
Plant Advice

Creating the Colorful Flower Garden of Your Dreams

This is it. This is the year you finally create that beautiful flower garden you’ve always wanted- a garden perfect and eye catching! However, there is a reason you haven’t gotten to your…

By SmartPlant / GardenSage
Plant Advice

How to Dry Fresh Herbs At Home

Is your herb garden growing way too fast for you to keep up? Drying your herbs to use later is a great way to preserve your garden. It can minimize waste and be more convenient to use for…

By SmartPlant / GardenSage
Plant Inspo

The Surprising Health Benefits of Herbs

Why is thyme considered to have exceptional medicinal properties? Because it heals all wounds! 😆 In all seriousness, there are a lot of different herbs that we use on our food not even r…

By SmartPlant / GardenSage
Plant Advice

Top 5 Reasons You Need to be Home Growing Your Herbs

This is the Secret Ingredient Your Garden is Missing Buying herbs like basil or rosemary at the store is easy enough, but have you ever thought about growing your own at home? It’s actual…

By SmartPlant / GardenSage
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